Tutorial by Examples: dimensions

Dimensions are typically stored in a resource file names dimens.xml. They are defined using a <dimen> element. res/values/dimens.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <resources> <dimen name="small_padding">5dp</dimen> &l...

package com.example; import android.os.Bundle; import android.support.annotation.Nullable; import android.util.Log; import android.view.View; import android.view.ViewTreeObserver; public class ExampleActivity extends Activity { @Override protected void onCreate(@Nullable final ...

:root { --W200: 200px; --W10: 10px; } .Bx2 { width: var(--W200); height: var(--W200); margin: var(--W10); }

To retreive the screens width and height in pixels, we can make use of the WindowManagers display metrics. // Get display metrics DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics(); context.getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(metrics); These DisplayMetrics hold a series of informatio...